Grants
Thank You to our Public Grant Funders
These grants help Pride Toronto with their goals of supporting the community.
Grants
City of Toronto
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Cultueral Festival Funding Program
Amount Awarded:
$ 250,000
Project Description:
The City of Toronto recognizes the importance of cultural festivals to the cultural, social, and economic life of the city. The Cultural Festivals Funding Program (CFFP) has been designed to support the development of the festival sector in a manner that is accessible, transparent and accountable. The CFFP will advance the City’s access, equity and inclusion goals.
Project Objectives
The program provides financial support to recurring cultural festivals whose programming supports city-building, focuses on engaging with the people of Toronto, serves Toronto residents across the city, and promotes opportunities for emerging artists. A significant programming component must be free to the public.
How We Are Using The Funds:
Funding provided will be used to support the costs incurred at Pride Festival.
Including but not limited too:
– artist fees
– production costs for artistic activations
– marketing
– rent and utilities
– salaries and fees
– volunteer training
– health & safety measures
Funding Term
2022
– Single Year Funding
Project Outcomes:
TBA
Project Reports:
not applicable
Final Amount
TBA
Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Sport
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Funding provided will be used to support the costs incurred at Pride Festival.
Including but not limited too:
– artist fees
– production costs for artistic activations
– traditional teaching
– facility rentals
– infrastructure requirements
Amount Awarded:
$ 185,000
Project Description:
The 2022 Reconnect Ontario program supports festivals and events with a tourism economic impact to motivate visitors to rediscover Ontario, reconnect people with local experiences and generate increased tourism spending.
Project Objectives
– Offer safe experiences that encourage people to travel locally, participate and rediscover the beauty and diversity of all that Ontario communities have to offer
– Draw tourists and local visitors, whether in person or virtually, through innovative programming, and provide positive economic impact for the local community, the region and the province
– Provide job opportunities for Ontarians, particularly in the tourism, culture and entertainment sectors
– Increase Ontario’s profile through media and/or broadcast exposure to instill interest in future travel to the province.
How We Are Using The Funds:
Funding provided will be used to support the costs incurred at Pride Festival.
Including but not limited too:
– artist fees
– production costs for artistic activations
– marketing
– rent and utilities
– salaries and fees
– volunteer training
– health & safety measures
Funding Term
April 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023
Project Outcomes:
TBA
Project Reports:
not applicable
Final Amount
TBA
Canadian Heritage
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Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage: Festivals Component
Amount Awarded:
$ 99,800
Project Description:
To engage citizens in their local communities through performing and visual arts, as well as through the expression, celebration, and preservation of local historical heritage.
Project Objectives
– Local citizens are provided with opportunities to engage in their communities through local arts and heritage
– Local partners within the community provide support to funded local festival, community anniversary and/or legacy projects
– Local citizens have opportunities to be exposed to local arts and heritage
– Local artists, artisans and/or heritage performers are provided with opportunities to engage in their communities through local arts and heritage
How We Are Using The Funds:
Funding provided will be used to support the costs incurred at Pride Festival.
Including but not limited too:
– artist fees
– production costs for artistic activations
– traditional teaching
– facility rentals
– infrastructure requirements
Funding Term
April 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023
Project Outcomes:
TBA
Project Reports:
TBA
Final Amount
TBA
Employment and Social Development Canada
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Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ)
Amount Awarded:
$ 58,076.00
Project Description:
CSJ is a program under the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, which aims to provide flexible and holistic services to help all young Canadians develop the skills and gain paid work experience to successfully transition into the labour market.
The CSJ program objectives align with the redesigned Youth Employment and Skills Strategy and are as follows:
- provide quality work experiences for youth.
- respond to national and local priorities to improve access to the labour market for youth who face unique barriers.
- provide opportunities for youth to develop and improve their skills.
Project Objectives
Objective 1: Provide quality work experiences for youth.
Objective 2: Provide youth with opportunity to develop and improve their skills.
Objective 3: Respond to national and local priorities to improve access to the labour market for youth who face unique barriers.
How We Are Using The Funds:
- Funding provides Pride Toronto to hire 12 staff between the ages of 15 – 30 years of age.
- Roles are to support Pride 2022.
- Staff hired will be fulltime employees for eight weeks.
- Rate of pay $16.00 per hour.
Roles are:
- Entertainment Agents (2)
- Community Liaison Workers (2)
- Major Community Projects Coordinator (2)
- Environmental Program Coordinator(2)
- Finance Clerk (1)
- Office Administrative Assistant (1)
- Operations Officer – Administration (1)
- Marketing Assistant (1)
Funding Term
Summer 2022
Eight weeks begin on staff first day
Project Outcomes:
– Support for Pride 2022 Festival.
– Hired 6 students.
– Entertainment Agent x 1 position
– Environmental program coordinator x 1 position
– Major Community projects coordinator x 1 position
– Marketing Assistant x 1 position
– Office Administrative Assistant x 1 position
– Operations Officer- Administration x 1 position
Objective 1: Youth were given tasks that were matched with their experiences and needs of Pride Toronto.
Objective 2: Youth were all mentored on a weekly basis to develop and improve skills
Objective 3: We hired youth who face unique barriers.
Project Reports:
not applicable
Final Amount
$29,040
